InterContinental Hotels (IHG) 20-F 2017 FY Annual report (foreign)

Exhibit 13(a)

906 Certification

The certification set forth below is being submitted in connection with the Annual Report on Form20-F for the year ended December 31, 2017 (the “Report”) for the purpose of complying with Rule13a-14(b) orRule 15d-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code.

Keith Barr, the Chief Executive Officer, and Paul Edgecliffe-Johnson, the Chief Financial Officer of InterContinental Hotels Group PLC, each certifies that, to the best of his knowledge:

1. the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act; and

2. the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of InterContinental Hotels Group PLC.

Date: 1 March 2018

By:
	/s/ Keith Barr
	Name: Keith Barr
	Title: Chief Executive Officer
By:
	/s/ Paul Edgecliffe-Johnson
	Name: Paul Edgecliffe-Johnson
	Title: Chief Financial Officer